Poor Allgarve event
Dear Editor, My wife and I attended the Allgarve’11 music concert with the London Gospel Choir on Saturday night at Silves Castle. The setting was spectacular with the backdrop of
Technology for expats
By Barrie Mahoney features@algarveresident.com Barrie Mahoney was a teacher, headteacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands as a
Chinese shops
Dear Editor, In the last issue, Roger Turner asked why there are so many Chinese retail shops in Portugal. I got told by Portuguese people that because of a treaty
Non-domicile tax regime
By Paul Beckwith features@algarveresident.com Paul Beckwith is an International Financial Advisor working with Blacktower Financial Management (International) Limited A statement by the Treasury Department confirmed that only 5,400 non-domiciles paid
Try before you buy
A new service to allow potential property buyers to rent a property before they commit to a purchase has been launched. A selection of properties in Portugal available to try
Accessible tourism
Dear Editor, My cousin in UK asked me to help find him a luxury hotel in the Algarve, 20-30 minutes from the airport, where he, his wife, their grown up
Attacks in Praia da Rocha
Dear Editor, Recently, my son and two of his friends were in Praia da Rocha at a nightclub. They left at about 4am to head back to Alvor but were
New Fine & Country office in Lagoa
For those looking to either buy or sell a top end property in the western Algarve, Fine & Country now in Lagoa are on hand to find the solution. The
Mining in the Serra de Monchique
Dear Editor, For many residents of Monchique, especially estrangeiros, the public meeting on June 23 did little to clarify the likely outcome of the shocking proposal by mining company FELMICA
UK car matriculation nightmare
Dear Editor, On Monday, I went to the Customs office in Faro to ask about getting my UK car matriculated. I am afraid that my experience was not as straight forward, as